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Roy Doty: Crowd Control

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Yesterday I talked about how Roy Doty's whimsical page toppers for Coronet where just a minor example of the kind of complex illustrations he was doing month to month for all sorts of publications back in the 50's. Well here's a perfect example of one of those complex illustrations... this is just a small snippet of the humungous scene Doty illustrated for the August 1956 issue of Woman's Day magazine.

...all made up of individually drawn, distinctly unique characters in unique costumes and poses. As my pal Glen Mullaly commented on Monday's piece of Manhattan island, "This would take me a month!"

And Doty didn't have the advantage of "copy & paste" commands. It was just another typical assignment for the indefatigable Doty.

Take a few minutes to enjoy all the details of these illustrations in my Roy Doty Flickr set- but first - take a moment to wish Roy a Happy 85th Birthday in the comments section of this post (c'mon, whattaya waitin' for? Christmas?) and many thanks to everyone who has already done so!

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Blogger's comment protocol was blocking Neil Shapiro from leaving a comment for some reason so Neil asked me to forward this note he sent via email:

Hi Roy:

You've given me many years of entertainment, ever since I was a kid &would pour through the magazines in our home. I think you touched a lotof future illustrators' lives, & that's no small achievement. Have agreat birthday -- you've certainly earned it!

Many happy returns Mr. Doty! True to the spirit of this forum, your work has been a constant source of inspiration and delight for me through the years. I hope that you garner some sense of satisfaction from the generations of artists you have influenced.